Generative AI Policy

Jurnal Sosial Humaniora (JSH) is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal published by CV. Surya Buana through Surya Buana Consulting and managed by an Editorial Team officially appointed by the publisher's leadership.

JSH recognizes that generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies may support research, academic writing, language improvement, data analysis, and scholarly communication.

The use of these technologies must uphold originality, transparency, academic integrity, intellectual accountability, research ethics, and confidentiality.

This policy establishes standards for the responsible use of generative AI by authors, peer reviewers, editors, and other parties involved in scholarly publication. It is informed by COPE and ICMJE recommendations and applies to manuscripts written in Bahasa Indonesia and English.

1. Definition and Scope of Generative AI

Generative artificial intelligence refers to computational systems capable of producing or modifying text, images, computer code, audio, data representations, and other materials in response to user inputs.

This policy covers AI use in research planning, literature exploration, academic writing, language editing, translation, data processing, analysis, visualization, submission, peer review, editorial evaluation, and production.

AI assistance does not diminish the responsibility of human researchers and editors for scholarly integrity.

2. Permissible Uses of AI by Authors

JSH permits authors to use AI tools as supplementary resources, provided that all outputs are independently reviewed and verified.

  • Language Editing: Improving grammar, clarity, readability, and academic language while preserving the author's intended meaning.
  • Translation Assistance: Supporting translation between Bahasa Indonesia and English, subject to human verification of terminology and meaning.
  • Literature Exploration: Identifying research themes, developing search terms, and exploring research gaps, with independent verification of sources.
  • Research Planning: Supporting brainstorming, organization, and conceptual development without replacing independent scholarly judgment.
  • Data Analysis and Programming: Assisting with coding, computational procedures, and analytical workflows when appropriate, with adequate disclosure and methodological transparency.
  • Academic Visualization: Supporting explanatory diagrams and conceptual illustrations, provided that accuracy is verified and AI use is appropriately disclosed.

Authors remain fully responsible for reviewing, verifying, correcting, and approving AI-assisted content.

3. Prohibited Uses of Generative AI

JSH prohibits AI use that compromises research integrity, originality, scholarly accountability, or ethics.

  1. Listing AI systems as authors or co-authors.
  2. Submitting AI-generated manuscripts without genuine human intellectual contribution and verification.
  3. Fabricating or falsifying research data, interviews, observations, survey responses, or findings.
  4. Generating fictitious references, quotations, or scholarly sources.
  5. Presenting synthetic participant statements or interview transcripts as authentic empirical evidence.
  6. Manipulating research findings, images, figures, or statistical results to misrepresent evidence.
  7. Using AI-generated content to conceal plagiarism.
  8. Uploading protected personal or confidential research information without authorization and safeguards.
  9. Presenting unsupported AI-generated claims as verified scholarly conclusions.
  10. Failing to disclose substantive AI assistance as required by JSH.

AI-generated material must not be misrepresented as independently verified empirical evidence.

4. Mandatory AI Use Disclosure

Authors must disclose substantive generative AI use during research and manuscript preparation.

The disclosure must identify:

  1. The name of the AI tool or service.
  2. The version or model, where relevant.
  3. The purpose and extent of its use.
  4. The research activities or manuscript sections supported by AI.
  5. How the outputs were reviewed and validated.
  6. Confirmation of full author responsibility for the content.

AI use in research design, coding, data processing, or analysis must also be explained in the Research Methods section with sufficient methodological detail.

Substantive AI assistance in manuscript preparation must be declared in a Declaration of Generative AI Use section, preferably before the References.

Basic spelling, punctuation, and grammar checks that do not substantially generate or modify scholarly content do not require a separate declaration.

4.1. Example: AI Use Disclosure

"During the preparation of this manuscript, the authors used [AI Tool Name and Version] to assist with [specific purpose]. All AI-assisted outputs were critically reviewed, verified, and revised by the authors. The authors take full responsibility for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and scholarly content of the manuscript."

4.2. Example: No AI Use

"The authors declare that no generative artificial intelligence tools were used in the preparation of this manuscript."

5. AI, Authorship, and Accountability

Generative AI systems cannot be listed as authors or co-authors. Authorship requires qualifying intellectual contributions, approval of the final manuscript, and responsibility for research integrity.

All authors must comply with the journal's Authorship Criteria and remain responsible for the originality, accuracy, references, methodology, data, analyses, and conclusions presented in their manuscripts.

Responsibility for scholarly decisions and research interpretations cannot be transferred to an AI system.

6. Research Data, Images, and Sensitive Information

Research in the social sciences and humanities may involve interviews, participant observations, personal narratives, institutional records, and sensitive information.

Authors must protect participants' privacy, confidentiality, and rights. Identifiable personal data, confidential interviews, restricted datasets, and unpublished third-party materials must not be entered into AI systems without appropriate authorization, ethical justification, and safeguards.

When AI is used for qualitative coding, text analysis, statistical processing, or other research methods, authors must describe the procedures and explain how outputs were validated.

AI-generated figures, images, tables, or diagrams must not be misrepresented as authentic observations or primary data. AI-assisted visual materials must accurately reflect the research and include appropriate disclosures.

7. Responsibilities of Peer Reviewers

JSH applies a double-anonymous peer-review system. Reviewers must maintain confidentiality, independence, objectivity, and professional responsibility.

Reviewers must not:

  1. Upload confidential manuscripts, supplementary files, reviewer correspondence, or unpublished research information to external AI platforms without explicit editorial authorization and adequate safeguards.
  2. Use AI to replace independent scholarly evaluation.
  3. Submit AI-generated review reports without independent academic assessment.
  4. Disclose confidential manuscript information through AI tools.
  5. Use unverified AI-generated evaluations or information.

Ordinary language-editing tools and permitted technical assistance may be used only when confidentiality and independent scholarly judgment are maintained.

Any substantive authorized AI assistance in review-related work must be disclosed to the responsible editor. Reviewers remain accountable for their evaluations and recommendations.

8. Responsibilities of Editors and Publisher

The Editor-in-Chief, Handling Editors, and Editorial Team are responsible for ethical implementation of this policy.

Editors must:

  1. Evaluate AI-use declarations and their appropriateness.
  2. Ensure editorial decisions remain based on independent human judgment.
  3. Protect confidential manuscripts and editorial records.
  4. Prevent unauthorized uploading of submission materials to AI systems.
  5. Request clarification when AI use raises legitimate integrity concerns.
  6. Ensure human oversight of authorized AI-assisted editorial or production activities.
  7. Apply the policy consistently and without discrimination.

CV. Surya Buana, as publisher, supports responsible scholarly publishing technologies while respecting the Editorial Team's academic independence.

AI-generated recommendations must not replace human editorial decisions.

9. Verification and Suspected AI Misuse

JSH may use bibliographic checks, similarity screening, editorial assessment, and relevant verification procedures to investigate concerns about AI misuse.

Indicators may include fabricated references, unverifiable data, inconsistent methodology, misleading images, or inaccurate AI-use declarations.

Automated AI-detection scores alone are not sufficient evidence of misconduct.

When concerns arise, editors may:

  1. Request author clarification.
  2. Examine original sources, research records, or drafts.
  3. Consult independent experts.
  4. Require corrected AI-use declarations.
  5. Request revisions or verification.
  6. Refer serious concerns to the journal's Allegations of Misconduct procedures.

Authors must receive a reasonable opportunity to explain and provide supporting documentation.

10. Violations and Editorial Actions

Violations may result in appropriate editorial action depending on their nature, seriousness, and consequences.

  • Clarification, correction, or disclosure requests.
  • Additional methodological assessment.
  • Temporary suspension of processing.
  • Manuscript rejection when justified.
  • Post-publication correction or expression of concern.
  • Retraction when substantial unreliability or serious misconduct warrants it.
  • Institutional referral where appropriate.

Actions must be evidence-based, proportionate, and consistent with Publication Ethics and Allegations of Misconduct policies.

Undisclosed AI use does not automatically establish misconduct or require retraction; its significance must be evaluated according to the circumstances.

11. Policy Implementation and Review

This policy applies to empirical studies, conceptual and critical studies, comparative research, systematic literature reviews, scoping reviews, and bibliometric analyses.

The policy applies equally to articles written in Bahasa Indonesia and English.

JSH will periodically review and update this policy in response to developments in AI technologies, research ethics, publication standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Ethical References